Students running JHB
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| the founders of the i RUN JHB from left to right Zweli Simanamane, wandile king leeu and neo flame selemela |
Recently sat down with the designers and the founders of the clothing label I RUN JHB: Neo Flame selemela (retail business management), wandile king leeu (marketing management), and zweli simanamane (marketing management) who are determined by all means to make things happen and run JHB with their flashy and bright clothing line I RUN JHB
1. Questions: how did you guys come together and when did you guys start designing?
Answers: we were doing the same course at first and we all had a passion for fashion and designing, due to academic reasons, some of us had to change courses but now we back together and we start designing last year may.
2. Q: what was the inspiration behind the brand the brand and also the name?
A: what inspired the brand is people that want to make it big, that are positive minded, positive thinkers, go getters and ambitious like us, we came up with the brand for such people because we also felt like that, we took ourselves as consumers that made it easier for us to come up with the brand, for you to be wearing the I RUN JHB you need to be doing something positive with your life.
3. Q: is the brand just aimed for people that are staying in JHB only or?
A: no, we welcome everyone, the plan is to start here in JHB and let the brand first flourish first, than obviously overtime we will expand our brand everywhere else, but fir now we representing JHB, but if you ever from PTA, CPT or DBN we will soon make that happen with I RUN PTA, I RUN DBN, I RUN CPT etc.
4. Q: do you guys cater to a certain target market?
A: we cater to everyone, men, women, any body shape, our age range is mostly around 16 -35, but we welcome anyone.
5. Q: I notice that your clothing line is bright, what’s the inspiration behind those colors?
A: The bright colors we try by all means to standout, because color represents positive people, people who don’t want to hide and are out there.
6. Q: Where have you guys showcased your clothing range?
· A : we worked with ABZ foundation, we last had a fashion show at capellos
· We showcased our range at Back to the city concert
· We also showcased at the market groove in Braamfontein
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| the clothing label which consists of t.shirts, caps, hoodys |
7. Q: Where do you guys like to see the brand in 5 years’ time?
A: 5 years for us is a bit too far, because we do short term planning, to answer your question about what will happen in 5 years’ time will be determined by what happens next year, in 5 months from now we will be opening our own shop , that is going to strictly sell I RUN JHB merchandise, from T-shirts, hoody’s, watches, bags and also accessories ,we will have a whole range starting from the 1st December, we want to provide a one stop solution for all your I RUN JHB shopping needs.
8. Q: Where do you guys currently sell your clothing line at the moment?
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| etv shiz niz presenter mo wearing one of the t.shirts |
A: Ritual stores in New town and Urban Zulu
10. How can people get hold of you guys and place orders?
· Cellphone ; 0785616050 or 0787231082
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This is so interesting man,you know they say every journey begins with a single step..Levi`s,Guess etc,all these brands started like this so I wish all the best for these guys,they must carry on with their good job man
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Deletewhat i love the most is that they design material that represent our lovely place,even though they lack little bit support from us.
ReplyDeleteyes they do, they represent us JHB
Deleteits a good thing that these guys took it upon themselves and did something positive with their lives
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Deletewow i think this is a great way to start something with passion and never giving up on what you want hey big ups to them
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Deletewow im impreesed, its good to see young people doing good things for themselve.
ReplyDeletesame here, if you dont do it yourself no one will do it for you, you have to take that first step
DeleteGood thing and i think is about time for us young people to standup and do things ourselves instead of being over dependent.
ReplyDeleteyes we should as young people get up and do things for ourselves, inspiration
DeleteI really like what this guys are doing, it is such an inspiration to us as youth that all thingS are possible if you stay focused and work hard.Because nothing is for free in this world.
ReplyDeletethey are inspiration many youths to get up and do it for themselves and not feel like the world owes them something
Deletestarting a new brand can be very hard...guys like them who take the oppurtunity to stand out and make a living out of thier dreams shoul really be celebrated....they derserve to be called South African future
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